Atoms for Peace Award
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The Atoms for Peace Award was an international prize established during the Cold War to honor significant contributions to the peaceful use of nuclear energy and the promotion of international cooperation in atomic science.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atoms for Peace Award canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international award
ⓘ
peace prize ⓘ science and technology award ⓘ |
| awardFrequency | irregular ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1969 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
international relations
ⓘ
nuclear engineering ⓘ nuclear physics ⓘ |
| firstRecipient | Niels Bohr ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Henry Ford II
ⓘ
surface form:
American industrialist Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| genre | scientific award ⓘ |
| hasAwardedFor |
promotion of international cooperation in nuclear science
ⓘ
significant contributions to peaceful uses of atomic energy ⓘ |
| hasRecipient |
Abdus Salam
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Alvin M. Weinberg ⓘ Enrico Fermi ⓘ Ernest Walton ⓘ Eugene Wigner ⓘ George de Hevesy ⓘ
surface form:
George C. de Hevesy
Hans Bethe ⓘ International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ I. I. Rabi ⓘ
surface form:
Isidor Isaac Rabi
J. Robert Oppenheimer ⓘ John Cockcroft ⓘ Lise Meitner ⓘ Luis Alvarez ⓘ
surface form:
Luis W. Alvarez
Niels Bohr ⓘ Otto Hahn ⓘ Sigvard Eklund ⓘ United Nations ⓘ |
| inception | 1959 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFoundation |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| mainSubject |
atomic science
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international cooperation ⓘ peaceful use of nuclear energy ⓘ |
| monetaryValue | $75,000 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Eisenhower’s Atoms for Peace
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surface form:
Atoms for Peace speech
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| purpose |
to encourage peaceful applications of nuclear energy
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to recognize leadership in international atomic cooperation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Eisenhower’s Atoms for Peace
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surface form:
Atoms for Peace program
International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Ford Motor Company
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Ford Motor Company ⓘ
surface form:
Ford Motor Company Fund
|
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
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